Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island's Muslims.

Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

An alleged follower of Sri Lankan bombing leader Zahran Hashim is to appear in court today after admitting he wanted to carry out an attack in Kerala, investigators said.

Arrested man followed Sri Lankan suicide bomber's videos, wanted to carry out attack in Kerala: NIA

Fifteen people including six children died in a battle between Sri Lankan security forces and suicide bombers who blew themselves up in the latest fallout from the Easter attacks, police said Saturday.

15 dead as tips lead Sri Lanka forces to Islamist hideout

For years, Sri Lanka's Muslim community warned authorities about a firebrand cleric. Now it seems Zahran Hashim may have played a key role in one of the worst attacks in the country's history.

Zahran Hashim: Radical Islamist linked to Sri Lanka blasts

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Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

Arrested man followed Sri Lankan suicide bomber's videos, wanted to carry out attack in Kerala: NIA

15 dead as tips lead Sri Lanka forces to Islamist hideout

Zahran Hashim: Radical Islamist linked to Sri Lanka blasts